Brinell Hardness Test

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A test for determining the hardness of a material by forcing a hard steel or carbide ball of specified diameter into it under a specified load before measuring the diameter of the indentation with a microscope. Swedish engineer Johan August Brinell first invented the method in 1900 – it was the first scientific procedure for measuring penetration hardness.

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